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An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. [1] Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments and are an example of an ecotone .
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Torasi Estuary is the estuary of Bensbach River, located at the southern end of the Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border. It empties into the Arafura Sea . The mouth of the estuary is administered by Indonesia with Papua New Guinean ships given right of passage to pass the mouth.
Model of Estuary. The residence time of water is a key variable determining the health of an estuary, particularly from human-induced stresses.Rapid flushing ensures that there is insufficient time for sediment accumulation or dissolved oxygen depletion in the estuary; thus a well flushed estuary is intrinsically more robust than a poorly flushed estuary. [1]
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Ormos Ammoudi, Santorini, Greece Santa Elena alongside Kriti Jade at Birzebbuga roadstead, Malta A roadstead or road [a] is a sheltered body of water where ships can lie reasonably safely at anchor without dragging or snatching.
Estuary freshwater inflow is the freshwater that flows into an estuary. Other types of environmental flows include instream flow , the freshwater water flowing in rivers or streams, and estuary outflow , the outflow from an estuary to the ocean .
Indonesia, [b] officially the Republic of Indonesia, [c] is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands , including Sumatra , Java , Sulawesi , and parts of Borneo and New Guinea .